This summer, I was asked what was most important problem plaguing our nation today. I came up with some bogus answer that I can’t even remember — probably “Trump supporters.” But my dad came up with an answer that might just have hit the proverbial nail on the head. He said that our nation’s largest...
Year: 2015
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Volleyball tied for first in South Division, home opener tomorrow
After four consecutive weeks on the road, the Hillsdale College volleyball team is coming home, and it has an impressive record to bring with them. With a 4-1 record in the GLIAC, the Chargers share the South Division’s top spot with Findlay, Ashland, and Tiffin. The Chargers’ 10-2 overall record, however, is the best in...
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Trace Adkins Performs At County Fair
When Trace Adkins took the stage at the Hillsdale County Fair at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday night, it was a moment many members of the audience had looked forward to for a long time. Sherry Huff drove from Holly, Michigan to attend the concert with her two daughters Hannah and Abigail, who live in Hillsdale. “I’ve...
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A Christian in the Holy Land
Junior Ramona Tausz worked this past summer in Jerusalem as an “Ops & Blogs” intern for the Times of Israel, thanks to a placement negotiated by the Hillsdale College Dow Journalism Program. The hurried rhythm of the Jerusalem work week ends every seventh day in the serenity of Shabbat. Israeli weekends span Friday to Saturday, rather than...
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New Jonesville brewery to bring dead ales to life
“What kind of ramshackle operation do you have here?” This is the question that Zack Bigelow’s father asked him when he saw his son’s homemade beer-brewing equipment. But that ramshackle operation is soon to bring both new and “dead” ales to the city of Jonesville. “It’s kinda tattered around the edges, but it works,” Zack...